De Miñaur: "I could have played on a bigger court, it's baffling"

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 31 Aug 2025 | 03.28

Alex de Minaur at the US Open 2025. Photo: Getty

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Consistency and regularity are words that perfectly define Alex De Miñaur, who has reached the round of 16 in eight of the last nine Grand Slams he has played. This US Open 2025 is no exception. The Australian/Spanish player advanced in his latest match as Daniel Altmaier retired when Alex was close to a comeback.

De Miñaur attended a press conference after the match to share his current feelings with the present media and to acknowledge a defeat that hurts him more than previous Grand Slam losses.

Consistency in Grand Slams

"The first thing that comes to my mind is my loss at Roland Garros, it still haunts me," confessed Alex, referring to his negative result in Paris, exiting in the second round against Alexander Bublik. "The results speak for themselves. It's a great statistic. It shows my consistency, my pride in giving my all every day.

I may have good and bad days on the court, but in the end, I will always compete and fight until the last moment. I am very pleased with that statistic, and now it's about taking it to the next level, overcoming new barriers. That's the goal."

His strong performance on hard courts

"If there were more grass tournaments, I would probably have better grass statistics than on hard courts, but simply playing almost the entire year on hard courts makes me a more dangerous player on them. I enjoy both surfaces a lot, and lately, I have also played quite well on clay."

Why isn't he placed on the main courts?

"It's a bit puzzling to me, I won't lie. I have nothing against Court 17. I have played good matches on that court, but I felt like I could have played on a bigger one. But well, when things don't go as I want, my approach is that I just have to win more matches. If I win enough, I will surely play on bigger courts. We come back to the same mentality: there's no point in complaining. My best option is to step up, go out, compete, win matches, and yes, if I keep winning matches, I will surely play on bigger stadiums."

"I feel like I have gone unnoticed throughout my career, it's nothing new. My way of doing things is to let tennis speak for me, and I take pride in that. Hopefully, I can stay here in New York much, much longer. For me, this was the first task accomplished. Now onto the second week, which excites me a lot."